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Gateway Polytechnic Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

5149 S Signal Butte Rd, Mesa, AZ 85212 · (480) 987-7440 · Part of Queen Creek Unified District

Mesa’s School Grade B better than 64% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
1,003
Students per teacher
19:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Gateway Polytechnic Academy

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency58%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5149 S Signal Butte Rd, Mesa

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K175
Kindergarten117
Grade 1112
Grade 2120
Grade 3110
Grade 4119
Grade 5118
Grade 6132
Enrollment over time
937’20
958’21
1,034’22
983’23
1,003’24

Up 7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gateway Polytechnic Academy from Mesa families.

Other schools in Queen Creek Unified District

The district →
Silver Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mesa
A−
1,384 students21:1
Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Queen Creek
A
1,153 students21:1
Schnepf Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Queen Creek
1,044 students21:1
Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Queen Creek
A+
908 students22:1
Queen Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Queen Creek
A
711 students17:1
Desert Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Queen Creek
A
682 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arizona’s other public schools; Mesa’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.